Motorist kills bachelor, mother of two.

A35-year-old man, Vincent Nwoka, and a mother of two, Mrs. Gbemisola Sowunmi, were killed along the Orisunbare Idimu area of Lagos by the driver of one Mitsbushi Jeep marked, KRD 641 CL.

It was learnt that the two victims were going to their workplaces at in Idimu when the incident happened.

The driver, who was reported to be on top speed, rammed into the victims while trying to overtake the motorcycle.

The duo was said to have died while being taken to a hospital.

It was also gathered that the driver, Blessing Omoh, and the owner of the car, Godslove Okon, were later arrested by the police.

Vincent’s brother, Emmanuel Nwoka, told PUNCH Metro that Vincent worked at a fish pond.

Emmanuel said, “He sustained injuries on the head and in the neck. Before we got to a nearest hospital, he had died.”

When our correspondent visited Sowunmi’s residence, a few miles from the scene of the incident, a neighbour, who did not want her name in print, said the victim’s family had gone for her burial.

Appearing before an Ojokoro Magistrate’s Court, Omoh was arraigned on four counts of recklessness and illegal driving, while Okon was arraigned on one count of permitting illegal driving.

The charges read in part “That you Blessing Omoh on June 21, 2014, at about 6.30am along Foursquare Gospel Church area, Orisunbare, Idimu, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did drive one Mitsbushi Montero Jeep with number plate, KRD 641 CL, recklessly on the public highway without due attention to other road users, hit and caused damage to one motorcycle marked LND 671 QA, property of one late Vincent Nwoka.

“That you on the same date, time and place drove same vehicle recklessly and without driving license and caused the death of one Vincent Nwoka and one Gbemisola Sowunmi.

“That you Godslove Okon… permit an unlicensed driver to drive and thereby caused the death of Vincent and Gbemisola.”

The defendants pleaded not guilty.

The magistrate, Mrs. T. Akani, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N250, 000 each with one surety each in the like sum. The case was adjourned till July 30, 2014.